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Is it not odd that the only generous person I ever knew, who had money to be generous with, should read more

Is it not odd that the only generous person I ever knew, who had money to be generous with, should be a stockbroker.

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Familiar acts are beautiful through love.

Familiar acts are beautiful through love.

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And the wand-like lily which lifted up,
As a Maenad, its moonlight-coloured cup,
Till the fiery star, read more

And the wand-like lily which lifted up,
As a Maenad, its moonlight-coloured cup,
Till the fiery star, which is its eye,
Gazed through clear dew on the tender sky.

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Found in: Lilies Quotes,
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How many a rustic Milton has passed by,
Stifling the speechless longings of his heart,
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How many a rustic Milton has passed by,
Stifling the speechless longings of his heart,
In unremitting drudgery and care!
How many a vulgar Cato has compelled
His energies, no longer tameless then,
To mould a pin, or fabricate a nail!

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Found in: Work Quotes,
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Life, like a dome of many-coloured glass,
Stains the white radiance of eternity.

Life, like a dome of many-coloured glass,
Stains the white radiance of eternity.

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Found in: Eternity Quotes,
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